Did ‘Glass Onion’ expose the cracks in The Beatles?
By the late 1960s, cracks were beginning to form in the biggest band in the world. The Beatles had spent the first half of the decade reinventing rock and roll, […]
The Beatles song John Lennon called “one of my best”
From day one, John Lennon always wanted to make songs that sounded weird. The Beatles may have started life as a simple pop group who wrote material for the screaming […]
The artist John Lennon called the most innovative bass player: “He was always coy”
For all the accolades they’ve received over the years, The Beatles never claimed to be bold innovators of music. They were just listening to what they heard in their record […]
Who plays lead guitar on The Beatles song ‘It’s All Too Much’?
During the first half of 1967, George Harrison was showing a general disinterest in what The Beatles were doing, just as he immersed himself in the study of Indian classical […]
What does John Lennon say at the end of The Beatles song ‘Free as a Bird’?
In 1995, The Beatles stunned the world with a new single release, 25 years after the band had broken up and 15 years after the death of John Lennon. ‘Free […]
The awkward Beatles song George Harrison called a “joke”
During the making of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, George Harrison began to feel frustrated with his limited role within The Beatles’ dynamic. Typically, he expressed his dissatisfaction in […]
‘Two Of Us’: The beautiful domesticity of Paul McCartney’s love songs
“Two of us riding nowhere / Spending someone’s hard-earned pay / You and me Sunday driving / Not arriving on our way back home,” Paul McCartney sings, reminiscing on his […]
The best singer in the Beatles, according to Alice Cooper
For a singer like Alice Cooper, some of the best performances come from attitude. It’s impossible to put together a show that consists of boa constrictors, guillotines, and simulated infanticide […]
The bus route that gave The Beatles three classic songs
Even though The Beatles’ success made them global icons, their heart was always in Liverpool. The Scouse Fab Four penned many an ode to their beloved hometown, taking tales of […]
The Beatles song that John Lennon wrote to defend Brian Epstein’s sexuality: “It was a pretty intense relationship”
There are more than a few moments in The Beatles‘ history when the members of the band stand up for the social injustices they see in the world. Whether it […]